Anthus hodgsoni (olive-backed pipit) - Sikkim Bird

Anthus hodgsoni (olive-backed pipit)

Venue: Chisopani, Singtam,  East Sikkim

Date: November 20, 2014

Pic: Shital Pradhan

Scientific classification

Kingdom:       Animalia

Phylum:          Chordata

Class:             Aves

Order:            Passeriformes

Family:           Motacillidae

Genus:            Anthus

Species:           A. hodgsoni

Binomial name: Anthus hodgsoni (Richmond, 1907)

Other Names:  Olive-backed pipit, Indian pipit or Hodgson's pipit,

Special feature:  The scientific name of this bird commemorates the British ornithologist Brian Houghton Hodgson. (Source: Wikipedia)

Motacilla maderaspatensis (White-browed Wagtail - female) - Sikkim Bird

Motacilla maderaspatensis (White-browed Wagtail - female)

Venue: Singtam,  East Sikkim

Date: January 27, 2014

Pic: Santosh Sharma

Motacilla cinerea (Grey Wagtail) - Sikkim Bird

Motacilla cinerea (Grey Wagtail)

Venue: Bhasmay,Rorathang  East Sikkim

Date: October 24, 2014

Pic: Shital Pradhan

Motacilla cinerea (Grey Wagtail)

Venue: Sungdung, Rongli,  East Sikkim

Date: January 4, 2014

Pic: Shital Pradhan 

Scientific classification

Kingdom:       Animalia

Phylum:          Chordata

Class:              Aves

Order:             Passeriformes

Family:           Motacillidae

Genus:            Motacilla

Species:           M. cinerea

Binomial name: Motacilla cinerea (Tunstall, 1771)

Other Names:  Grey wagtail

Special feature:  The species looks similar to the yellow wagtail but has the yellow on its underside restricted to the throat and vent. Breeding males have a black throat. This species was first described by Marmaduke Tunstall in his 1771 Ornithologia Britannica. (Source: Wikipedia)

Its tail is noticeably longer than those of pied and yellow wagtails.